Crude Slides for Second Day

By

John Biers

Updated Sept. 18, 2012 4:00 p.m. ET

NEW YORK—Crude-oil futures retreated again, falling for the second straight day amid rising anxiety about the global economy.

In a sign that the lift from last week's round of quantitative easing may have run its course, front-month oil futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange closed at $95.29 a barrel, down $1.33, or 1.4%, from Monday. Brent oil futures were down $1.99 to $111.80 per barrel.